Nakawala Surname
Approximately 10,316 people bear this surname
Nakawala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 8,802 | 1:1,801 | 255 |
| Uganda | 1,496 | 1:26,096 | 3,679 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nakawala (56) may also be a first name.
Nakawala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nakawala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nakawala is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakawala? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 49,812th most commonly used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 706,431 people. Nakawala occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nakawala reside; 85 percent reside in Southern Africa and 85 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nakawala is also the 1,321,957th most frequently held given name on earth, borne by 56 people.
Nakawala is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is held by 8,802 people, or 1 in 1,801. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Muchinga Province, where 52 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 20 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 11 percent live. Apart from Zambia this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 15 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nakawalya | 94 | 74 | / |
| Nakajwala | 94 | 64 | / |
| Nnakawala | 94 | 1 | / |
| N'Akawala | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nakaawala | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nakawalla | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nakajwaala | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nakajjwala | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nakawale | 88 | 15 | / |
| Nakawali | 88 | 9 | / |
| Nakavala | 88 | 9 | / |
| Nakewala | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nakhabala | 82 | 432 | / |
| Nakabaala | 82 | 7 | / |
| Naikabala | 82 | 5 | / |
| Nakaibala | 82 | 3 | / |
| Nakhawale | 82 | 2 | / |
| Nakaswali | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nakaswale | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nakaabala | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nakawoola | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nakavalai | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nakkhabala | 78 | 2 | / |
| Nakavale | 75 | 5 | / |
| Nakawolo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nacawali | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nakaballe | 71 | 22 | / |
| Nakabaile | 71 | 12 | / |
| Naikavale | 71 | 7 | / |
| Nnakabali | 71 | 7 | / |
| Naikabale | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nakaabale | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nakhabola | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nakhabale | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nakaboola | 71 | 2 | / |
| Naikavali | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nakaibali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nakawoole | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nakawolya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nakavalli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nakhavali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nakhavaly | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nokawuela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nakaibaale | 67 | 136 | / |
| Nnakabaale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naikaibale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naikabaale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nakahabole | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nakabaaile | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nakawala
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